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Neuroendocrine Coordination
Concepts tested here
- Interaction of nervous and endocrine systems
All Questions
2006 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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Which one of the following statements is correct ?The nervous system and the endocrine system jointly coordinate and integrate the activities of the body, and each influences the other.
The nervous system regulates the endocrine glands: the neurosecretory cells of the hypothalamus produce releasing and inhibiting hormones that control the pituitary, and nerve impulses stimulate the adrenal medulla to release adrenaline.
The endocrine glands regulate neural activity: thyroxine is necessary for the normal development and working of the nervous system, adrenaline increases alertness, and sex hormones influence behaviour.
So the control works in both directions.
The statements that describe the control as one-way, or as absent, are wrong.
The correct statement is that endocrine glands regulate neural activity, and the nervous system regulates endocrine glands.